Learning a technique of fighting?

Question

I want to learn some technique of how to fight, only i dont have a clue which one to choose. Karate, ninjusti, idk, theres a lot of them. I live outside of cleveland in ohio. I want something that would better my balance, and that would be more about fighting just with body, by using pressure points, and kicks and punches...ext. My body type is 5''10-11 and i weigh about 125 and am 16 years old. I dont need to learn to fight, i've never fought anyone ever and dont have a reason to. But i just want to learn a way of fighting so i can better my character, and become more healthy, and fit, and also so if I ever do have to protect myself I will be able to do so, with ease.

Answer 1

Ok Muay Thai and BJJ non traditional arts.... Both are as old or older than alot of other arts. Jujitsu is much older than Judo which was derived from JJ.

Now because you are tall and thin Muay Thai or even American Kick Boxing would be great for you long legs and arms makes for great strikes and high kicks. And it is a full body work out and very good for defence.
I am a Judo fighter. So I am biased towards grappling arts. But any art as long as it is a good work out ans not just standing in a room kicking and punching the air all day or learning to break wooden bourds or do pushups on your knuckles. They teach you nothing that you couldn't learn from a video tape.
Aikido or Hapkido are very goos as well. If you like what Steven Segal does those are for you. Most clubs/dojos will give you a 2 or 3 classes or weeks to try it out and see if you like the classes or the style. If they don't then don't go.

13 years Judo 5 years grecco/freestyle wrestling.

Answer 2

There isn't a "Best fit" type of Martial art for people with a certain height, weight, body type, or personality, etc. Nor is there a such thing as a "best Martial Art" because they all have their own strengths and weaknesses

Any Martial Art you study is going to help you learn better balance, better coordination, speed in your technique, and power in your techniques; but these are attributes that are products of GOOD and PROPER training.

all you need to do dude is find out what schools are available to you, and choose at least three that interest you the most, watch a couple of their classes to see if you want to take up some trial classes (up to a weeks worth without being hassled to sign a contract).

If you like the school, then enroll in it. Any Martial Art is going to show you how to utilize your body by learning self defense.

You just need to find a Martial Arts School that will provide a safe environment for you and your parents agree on it. The discipline you study DOESN'T MATTER because there is NO discipline that is better than another.

What matters is that you feel comfortable (and like the classes) in the classes and you feel comfortable that the instructor can properly teach you self defense and not have the "smoke and mirrors" aspect. and that the instructor likes to do it more for the teaching aspect rather than the "making money" which it is a business to make money but it should not be the only reason for teaching the discipline.

just watch out for school's that're a "McDojo's" or "belt factory" type of school.

these schools usually do a lot of boasting about how soon their students make their 1st degree black belts (like having several "young black belts" that're usually 9 or 10 yr old kids, which should be a rare thing to see unless the child started learning the discipline when they were 4 yrs old), and often boast about students making their black belts in about a year’s time (which it should be up to 5 years or better) which often means that they have a high student turnout rate.

They'll also often try to get you to commit to a contract, usually one that's 6 months long or more or try to get you to pay down a large sum of money for that kind of time period. which is a BIG red flag

These schools will also brag about how many tournaments their students have entered and placed in or won a trophy. While Tournaments are good to go to and test your own skills as a point sparring contestant, but competitions are the LEAST important aspect to concern yourself with in Martial Arts.

Long story short, these schools will basically "give" you your belt ranks every few months as long as you are paying the outrageous fees per month, and you won't really learn self defense.

Answer 3

maybe you want to learn self defence not how to fight.your 16 youv'e got alifetime ahead of you theres no rush try a few find one you like and stick to it you can always train in others as well(best way) crosstrain,crossdress whatever tickles ya fancy.finding a good trainer is the hardest thing,one with real life experience not the fulla bull ones that you see on yahoo answers(not all just most)hey that applies to most of the ones not on yahoo answers as well.most just want your dollars.but my suggestion would be find a good freestyle karate trainer(sensei) and crosstrain in others as well.stick to the stand up ones as your main as you never want to go to ground unless nesacsery.(thats why you crosstrain)

Answer 4

Any traditional martial will be good for you. Tae Kwon Dom Tang Soo Do & Karate all fit this description. Find a good school near you & get started. Good luck!

Answer 5

I would recommend non-traditional martial arts like Muay Thai or Brazilian jujitsu. They would get you in much better shape then traditional arts, and are more practical for fighting.